This series, which mixes Gossip Girl and The Big Short, has taken HBO Max by storm.

IN Industry from HBO Max, the business world is everything. But instead of analyzing this from my privileged heights, in the style Continuitythe show makes a smart decision. And that means studying the young, up-and-coming people who will sooner or later dominate the world of finance. Be it their knowledge, power, influence or even their cunning or ability to deceive. The truth is that the production doesn’t beat around the bush by approaching a complex topic from an interesting perspective: What would you do to beat those who compete with you?

What’s on the territory Pierpointa London-based investment bank that promises success – wealth and recognition – if you survive the environment it creates. Namely: a hostile daily life in which the competition between the new talents of the financial group is fierce and often full of malicious pranks and tricks. Industrywhich has now spanned three seasons, is as intelligent as it is brutal in its exploration of its history. Moreover, this is not done from a simple point of view.

All the characters in his plot are young economic promises who are destined at some point in the future to become great faces of the British financial world. Just while this is happening, they have to do the obstacle course. What it means to succeed in a competitive and cutthroat environment.

“Gossip Girl” of business promises

From causing heart attacks with pills and energy drinks to unfair competition that allows for everything from lies to manipulation. IN IndustryThe end justifies the means, and everyone who creates their own world knows this. But more than that, he encourages his young characters to fight tirelessly—even unethically—to achieve victory. A premise that has only become more complex over three seasons and which, among other things,in the most recent one, released on August 12 this year, he became ruthless.

With a similar plot Industry bears more than a suspicious resemblance to Continuityone of HBO Max’s greatest stories. But what the show really focuses on is youth, privilege, and twisted maneuvers to win, which connects it much more with Gossip. Of course, from a point of view so wild that The English world of finance is becoming a field in which everything is permitted.

In fact, from its pilot, Industry He showed his face and showed where the story he told was going. With a tragic death due to the pressure of making or trying not to lose millions, the first episode was unnerving in its ability to delve deeper into his world. In the midst of the tragedy, the plot immediately began to introduce its main characters. Harper (Micha’la Herrold), smart, cunning and determined to succeed at all costs. everything you need for this.

At the other extreme is Yasmine (Marisa Abela), an heiress to a significant fortune who doesn’t feel like she has to put in the same effort as everyone else. But in the end she will discover that it is from her that much more and harsher is demanded and judged. Finally, there is Robert (Harry Lawty), the only one who has not come from the classrooms of a large university and has no past relationships or contacts. So you’ll have to bet on his charisma and charm overcome his obvious limitations in a field that is superior to him.

Money, power and, in the end, victory at any cost.

Like Adam McKay’s The Big Short, to which the series is often compared, the world of finance and major economic movements is everything. Which can create stories based, essentially, on understanding terms and conditions of operation of the London Stock Exchange or boards of directors.

But the production is skillful enough to bring everything together with a realistic touch while still remaining interesting even if you don’t know the area it represents. Industry It combines stock market trading and what goes on behind the banking system with more human and frontal themes. So while the two characters try avoid losing fortunes in minutes, they are also fighting for their lives, futures and even their sanity.

In this complex group of men and women, failure means more than just a mistake that can be corrected. This is the certainty that his life hangs by a thread. And that your future depends on your ability to predict what will happen with stock market fluctuations, profits and investments. This is despite the fact that they are trying to show their worth and often go out of their way to tear others down.

Season three for history

The third season, which includes eight episodes, introduces another character, this time played by Kit Harington (Game of Thrones). As it could not be otherwise, there is also a young financial promise. This time as director of a sustainable technology company. Only he has a dark side that will make him confront and show your claws in the most deceptive way.

In the end, Industry manages to combine a look at youth with more serious themes such as power based on sex. This is through mental health. The series is a snapshot of our times, featuring sociopathic investors and others determined to succeed within the confines of what is ethical and legal, and money as the ultimate goal. Because of the less flattering colors, of course. But, nevertheless, it is interesting and exciting, no matter how you look at it.